Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Switchgrass
-
Number of Varieties
45015
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Reniform
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PANICUM
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Common Name
Panicum
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
panikom
Figwort
In German
panikom
figwort
In French
panikom
scrofulaire
In Spanish
panikom
figwort
In Greek
Panicum
figwort
In Portuguese
Panicum
figwort
In Polish
Panicum
figwort
In Latin
Panicum
Umber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Panicum
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
450200
1
27800
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